Simon Parke (born 10 August 1972 in Oakham, Rutland, United Kingdom) is a former professional squash player from England.
 Simon Parke in April 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  England | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 August 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop Hot Melt Pro | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 3 (October 2000) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Squash career
editParke won the World Junior Squash Championship title in 1990. As a professional player, he broke into the world's top-20 in 1991, and the top-10 in 1995. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in December 1995, and underwent surgery in January 1996, followed by treatment which included chemotherapy. He returned to the professional squash circuit four months after his surgery.
Parke was part of the England team that won the 1995 Men's World Team Squash Championships and 1997 Men's World Team Squash Championships. He also won the British National Championships in 1998 and the US Open title in 1999. He also represented England and won a silver medal in the mixed doubles, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]
He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 (October 2000).
Personal life
editParke currently teaches at Leeds University, predominantly teaching the 'improvers' squad.
References
edit- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Simon Parke at Squash Info
- Profile at Squashinfo.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-12-14)
- Page at Squashpics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-12-10)
- Article at Squashtalk.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-02-25)
- Squashsite article on Parke's retirement
Media related to Simon Parke at Wikimedia Commons
